1996 in American soccer

Soccer in the United States
Season	1996
Men's soccer
Supporters' Shield	Tampa Bay Mutiny
A-League	Seattle Sounders
USISL Select	California Jaguars
USISL Pro	Charleston Battery
USISL Premier	Central Coast Roadrunners
NCAA-I	St. John's Red Storm
U.S. Open Cup	D.C. United
MLS Cup	D.C. United
Women's soccer
NCAA-I	North Carolina Tar Heels
NCAA-II	Franklin Pierce Ravens
NCAA-III	UC San Diego Tritons

The 1996 season was the 84th year of competitive season in the United States. It was the first season of the present top division of American soccer, Major League Soccer.

National teams

Men's

Senior

Wins	Losses	Draws
10	4	2

Friendlies

May 26	United States File:Flag of the United States.svg	2–1	File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland	New Britain, Connecticut
	Wynalda File:Soccerball shade.svg 13' (pen.) Jones File:Soccerball shade.svg 72'		Durie File:Soccerball shade.svg 9'	Stadium: Veterans Stadium Attendance: 8,526 Referee: Arturo Brizo Carter (Mexico)

August 30	United States United States	3–1	File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador	Los Angeles, California
	Moore File:Soccerball shade.svg 3', 88' (pen.) Wynalda File:Soccerball shade.svg 61'		Lazo File:Soccerball shade.svg 61'	Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 18,861 Referee: Joshua Patlak (United States)

October 16	Peru File:Flag of Peru (state).svg	4–1	United States United States	Lima, Peru
	Palacios File:Soccerball shade.svg 33' Olivares File:Soccerball shade.svg 68' Maldonado File:Soccerball shade.svg 73' Solano File:Soccerball shade.svg 83'		Brose File:Soccerball shade.svg 43'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Lima Attendance: 8,019 Referee: Juan Luna (Bolivia)

1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	File:Flag of the United States.svg United States	2	2	0	5	2	+3	6	Advance to Knockout stage
2	File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador	2	1	1	3	4	−1	3
3	File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago	2	0	2	4	6	−2	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

January 13	United States United States	3–2	File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago	Anaheim, California
	Wynalda File:Soccerball shade.svg 15', 34' Moore File:Soccerball shade.svg 53'	Report	Dwarika File:Soccerball shade.svg 6', 43'	Stadium: Anaheim Stadium Attendance: 12,425 Referee: Argelio Sabillon (Honduras)

January 16	United States United States	2–0	File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador	Anaheim, California
	Wynalda File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' Balboa File:Soccerball shade.svg 75'	Report		Stadium: Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim Attendance: 52,345 Referee: Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago)

Knockout stage

January 18 SF	United States United States	0–1	File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil	Los Angeles, California
		https://archive.today/20120808074112/http://concacaf.globalsportsmedia.com/page.php?sport=soccer&language_id=us&page=tournament&view=match&match_id=251104 Report	Balboa File:Soccerball shade.svg 79' (o.g.)	Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 20,708 Referee: Armando Archundia (Mexico)

January 21 CON	United States United States	3–0	File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala	Los Angeles, California
	Wynalda File:Soccerball shade.svg 34' Agoos File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' Kirovski File:Soccerball shade.svg 87'	Report		Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 88,155 Referee: René Parra (Canada)

1998 FIFA World Cup qualification

CONCACAF third round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	File:Flag of the United States.svg United States	6	4	1	1	10	5	5	13
2	File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica	6	4	0	2	9	5	4	12
3	File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala	6	2	2	2	6	9	-3	8
4	File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago	6	0	1	5	3	9	-6	1

November 3	United States File:Flag of the United States.svg	2–0	File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala	Washington, D.C.
	Wynalda File:Soccerball shade.svg 54' McBride File:Soccerball shade.svg 87'	Report		Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 30,082 Referee: Charles Barrett (Jamaica)

November 10	United States United States	2–0	File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago	Richmond, Virginia
	Dooley File:Soccerball shade.svg 53' Wynalda File:Soccerball shade.svg 84'	Report		Stadium: University of Richmond Stadium Attendance: 19,312 Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)

November 24	Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago	0–1	United States United States	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
		Report	Moore File:Soccerball shade.svg 36'	Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Mark Forde (Barbados)

December 1	Costa Rica File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg	2–1	United States United States	San José, Costa Rica
	Wanchope File:Soccerball shade.svg 39' Lopez File:Soccerball shade.svg 84'	Report	Cobi Jones File:Soccerball shade.svg 89'	Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)

December 14	United States United States	2–1	Costa Rica Costa Rica	Palo Alto, California
	McBride File:Soccerball shade.svg 16' Lassiter File:Soccerball shade.svg 60'	Report	Gomez File:Soccerball shade.svg 74'	Stadium: Stanford Stadium Attendance: 40,527 Referee: León Padro Borja (Mexico)

December 21	Guatemala Guatemala	2–2	United States United States	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador
	Funes File:Soccerball shade.svg 9' Plata File:Soccerball shade.svg 44'	Report	Preki File:Soccerball shade.svg 7' Hejduk File:Soccerball shade.svg 48'	Attendance: 43,000 Referee: Mike Seifert (Canada)

1996 U.S. Cup

June 8	United States United States	2–1	File:Flag of Ireland.svg Republic of Ireland	Foxborough, Massachusetts
	Ramos File:Soccerball shade.svg 58' Reyna File:Soccerball shade.svg 76'		Connolly File:Soccerball shade.svg 57'	Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 25,332 Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)

June 12	United States United States	0–2	File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia	Washington, D.C.
			Moreno File:Soccerball shade.svg 2' Coimbra File:Soccerball shade.svg 88'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 19,350 Referee: Dino Bucci (Canada)

June 16	United States United States	2–2	File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico	Pasadena, California
	Wynalda File:Soccerball shade.svg 34' Dooley File:Soccerball shade.svg 90'		R. García File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' Blanco File:Soccerball shade.svg 89'	Stadium: Rose Bowl Attendance: 92,216

Goalscorers

Player	Goals
Eric Wynalda	8
Joe-Max Moore	4
Thomas Dooley	2
Cobi Jones	2
Brian McBride	2
Jeff Agoos	1
Marcelo Balboa	1
Dario Brose	1
Frankie Hejduk	1
Jovan Kirovski	1
Roy Lassiter	1
Preki	1
Tab Ramos	1
Claudio Reyna	1

U–23

Summer Olympics

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina	3	1	2	0	5	3	+2	5
File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal	3	1	2	0	4	2	+2	5
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
File:Flag of Tunisia (1959–1999).svg Tunisia	3	0	1	2	1	5	−4	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

July 22	United States United States	2–0	File:Flag of Tunisia (1959–1999).svg Tunisia	Birmingham, Alabama
7:30 p.m.	Kirovski File:Soccerball shade.svg 38' Maisonneuve File:Soccerball shade.svg 90'	Report		Stadium: Legion Field Attendance: 45,687 Referee: Hugh Dallas (England)

July 24	United States United States	1–1	File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal	Washington, D.C.
7:30 p.m.	Maisonneuve File:Soccerball shade.svg 75'	Report	Paulo Alves File:Soccerball shade.svg 33'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 58,012 Referee: Eddie Lennie (Australia)

U–20

1996 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	File:Flag of the United States.svg United States	3	2	1	0	6	1	+5	7	1997 FIFA U-20 World Cup and Championship group
2	File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica	3	2	0	1	5	4	+1	6	Qualifying group
3	File:Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Honduras	3	1	1	1	3	1	+2	4
4	File:Snake Flag of Martinique.svg Martinique	3	0	0	3	0	8	−8	0

Source: RSSSF

April 15	Jamaica File:Flag of Jamaica.svg	1–4	United States United States	Monterrey, Mexico
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico

April 17	Martinique File:Snake Flag of Martinique.svg	0–2	United States United States	Monterrey, Mexico
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico

April 19	Honduras File:Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg	0–0	United States United States	Monterrey, Mexico
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico

Championship group

April 23	Canada File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg	2–0	File:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Saltillo, Mexico
	De Rosario File:Soccerball shade.svg 81' Jordan File:Soccerball shade.svg 83'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Madero

April 25	Mexico File:Flag of Mexico.svg	2–1	File:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Saltillo, Mexico
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Madero

U–17

1996 CONCACAF U-17 Championship

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica	3	3	0	13	4	+9	9	Qualified to the Final round
2	File:Flag of the United States.svg United States	3	2	1	10	3	+7	6	Qualified to the Final round
3	File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic	2	0	2	1	5	−4	0	Eliminated
4	File:Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda	2	0	2	1	13	−12	0	Eliminated

Source: RSSSF

August 18	Bermuda File:Flag of Bermuda.svg	0–5	File:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
		Report		Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium

August 20	Dominican Republic File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg	0–3	United States United States	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
		Report		Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium

August 22	Costa Rica File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg	3–2	United States United States	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
		Report		Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium

Final Round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico	3	3	0	0	8	1	+7	9	Qualified to 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship
2	File:Flag of the United States.svg United States	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
3	File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica	3	1	1	1	4	6	−2	4
4	File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada	3	0	0	3	1	6	−5	0	Eliminated

Source: RSSSF

August 26	Mexico File:Flag of Mexico.svg	3–1	United States United States	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
		Report		Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium

August 28	Canada File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg	0–2	United States United States	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
		Report		Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium

August 30	Costa Rica File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg	1–1	United States United States	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
		Report		Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium

League Tables

Major League Soccer

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	SOW	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tampa Bay Mutiny (S)	32	19	1	12	66	51	+15	58
2	Los Angeles Galaxy	32	15	4	13	59	49	+10	49	CONCACAF Champions' Cup
3	D.C. United (C)	32	15	1	16	62	56	+6	46	CONCACAF Champions' Cup
4	Dallas Burn	32	12	5	15	50	48	+2	41
5	Kansas City Wiz	32	12	5	15	61	63	−2	41
6	NY/NJ MetroStars	32	12	3	17	45	47	−2	39
7	San Jose Clash	32	12	3	17	50	50	0	39
8	Columbus Crew	32	11	4	17	59	60	−1	37
9	New England Revolution	32	9	6	17	43	56	−13	33
10	Colorado Rapids	32	9	2	21	44	59	−15	29

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield

A-League

Win = 3 points
Shootout win (SW) = 1 point
Loss = 0 points

Place	Team	GP	W	SW	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Montreal Impact	27	17	4	6	40	18	+22	55
2	Colorado Foxes	27	14	2	11	55	33	+22	44
3	Seattle Sounders	27	12	4	11	35	25	+10	40
4	Rochester Rhinos	27	11	3	13	44	42	+2	36
5	Vancouver 86ers	27	10	3	14	38	38	+0	33
6	New York Fever	27	6	3	8	30	40	–10	21
7	Atlanta Ruckus	22	3	0	19	14	60	–46	9

U.S. Open Cup

Bracket

Second round

Quarterfinals

Semifinal

Final

MLS

Dallas Burn

3

A-L

Seattle Sounders

2

USASA

San Jose Oaks

0

A-L

Seattle Sounders

1

MLS

Dallas Burn

0

MLS

D.C. United

2

MLS

D.C. United

2

USISL

Carolina Dynamo

0

A-L

New York Fever

0

USISL

Carolina Dynamo

1

MLS

D.C. United

3

A-L

Rochester Rhinos

0

A-L

Rochester Rhinos

2

USISL

Fort Myers Manatees

0

A-L

Rochester Rhinos (AET)

4

MLS

Tampa Bay Mutiny

3

A-L

Rochester Rhinos

3

MLS

Colorado Rapids

0

MLS

Kansas City Wiz

2

MLS

Colorado Rapids

3

A-L

Colorado Foxes

5

USISL

El Paso Patriots

1

Final

October 30, 1996

Rochester Raging Rhinos (A-L)	0–3	D.C. United (MLS)
		Raúl Díaz Arce File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' Eddie Pope File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' Jaime Moreno File:Soccerball shade.svg 89'

Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium; Washington, D.C.

Attendance: 7,234

Referee: Esse Baharmast (USA)

American clubs in international competitions

Seattle Sounders

July 15 Group Stage	C.S.D. Comunicaciones Guatemala	2–0	United States Seattle Sounders	Guatemala City, Guatemala
	Suazo File:Soccerball shade.svg 44' Fernández File:Soccerball shade.svg 83'

July 18 Group Stage	Seattle Sounders	1–4	Mexico Necaxa	Guatemala City, Guatemala
	Hattrup File:Soccerball shade.svg 91' (pen.)		Almaguer File:Soccerball shade.svg 32' Blanco File:Soccerball shade.svg 47', 89' Vásquez File:Soccerball shade.svg 75'

References

July 20	United States File:Flag of the United States.svg	1–3	File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina	Birmingham, Alabama
7:30 p.m.	Reyna File:Soccerball shade.svg 1'	Report	G. López File:Soccerball shade.svg 26' Crespo File:Soccerball shade.svg 55' Simeone File:Soccerball shade.svg 90'	Stadium: Legion Field Attendance: 83,183 Referee: Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger)

June 17 Qualifying Round	Seattle Sounders United States	10–0	Suriname Transvaal	Federal Way, Washington
	Adair File:Soccerball shade.svg File:Soccerball shade.svg File:Soccerball shade.svg Gailey File:Soccerball shade.svg File:Soccerball shade.svg Barton File:Soccerball shade.svg File:Soccerball shade.svg Megson File:Soccerball shade.svg Galvezon File:Soccerball shade.svg Crothers File:Soccerball shade.svg			Stadium: Federal Way Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,153

July 20 Group Stage	Seattle Sounders United States	0–11	Mexico Cruz Azul	Guatemala City, Guatemala
			Palencia File:Soccerball shade.svg 3' Hermosillo File:Soccerball shade.svg 13', 32', 49' Yegros File:Soccerball shade.svg 15', 53', 62' Adomaitis File:Soccerball shade.svg 34' Galindo File:Soccerball shade.svg 35' Barton File:Soccerball shade.svg 72' (o.g.) Ramirez File:Soccerball shade.svg 74' (pen.)

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1996 in American soccer

National teams

Men's

Senior

Friendlies

1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Group C

Knockout stage

1998 FIFA World Cup qualification

CONCACAF third round

1996 U.S. Cup

Goalscorers

U–23

Summer Olympics

Group A

U–20

1996 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament

Group 2

Championship group

U–17

1996 CONCACAF U-17 Championship

Group A

Final Round

League Tables

Major League Soccer

A-League

U.S. Open Cup

Bracket

Final

American clubs in international competitions

Seattle Sounders

References

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